FAA: Some Boeing 777s need fix in case of fires

5:01 AM,
May 11, 2013

Written by

Gary Stoller
| USA Today

The Federal Aviation Administration says unsafe wiring conditions on some Boeing 777 jetliners need to be fixed to prevent the possibility of a crash from a fire in an in-flight entertainment system.

In a proposed order published in the Federal Register on Friday, the FAA says wiring systems in about 59 U.S.-registered 777-200 and 777-300 planes must be modified.

The proposed order requires installing wires and changing electricity load-management-systems panels to ensure pilots are able to use a switch in the cockpit to turn off power to the entertainment systems if a fire breaks out. ...